Ford

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Henry Ford made the first patent Ford automobile, the quadricycle in 1896. He then incorporated the Ford motor company in 1903. They are now a company known for anti-consumer practices, like marked up parts sharing that probably started in the late 1990's.

Anti-Consumer Practices

Ford have been known for being the maker of America's most recalled vehicles, setting the record for most recalls issued in 2021, 2022, and 2023^[1]. Ford have filed dangerous patents and have issued a software update that ended up bricking a vehicle^[2].

Ford have also obtained patents for systems like one that serves ads based on the driver's conversations^[3], and another patent for a system to annoy the owner of, restrict access to and then repossess or destroy vehicles where the owner "has defected" on finance payments^[4].

[1] ttps://datahub.transportation.gov/stories/s/NHTSA-Recalls-by-Manufacturer/38mw-dp8u/

[2] ttps://www.fordraptorforum.com/threads/automatic-software-update-bricked-my-truck.96624/

[3] ttps://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising

[4] ttps://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/ford-files-patent-for-system-that-could-remotely-repossess-a-car/

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